Obama Says He Needs Money To Fight Smear Campaign
(CBS)
From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Barack Obama today defended his decision to opt out of public financing, arguing that the system cannot control outside lobbyist groups who will launch personal attacks against him and his wife.
“We’ve already seen attacks on my wife from the Tennessee Republican party,” Obama told reporters, “I don’t think that I am off the wall here to see that a lot of outside groups that are potentially going to be going after us hard.”
He said his commitment to overhaul campaign financing stands; however, he argued that he is in a better position to withstand Republican attacks if he doesn’t partake in it.
Obama said he will have to campaign harder in states like Florida in order to change misconceptions about him.
“McCain’s a fine man and somebody who’s been in the public eye for a long time and I am still relatively new on the national scene and so I’ve said before when your name is Barack Obama you’re like AVIS, you’ve got to work twice as hard.”
At a low-dollar fundraiser after the press conference, Obama had a similar message for supporters. He told donors that the Republicans will launch personal attack, “They’re going to try to make you afraid. They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?”
Earlier in the day, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg asked Jewish voters in Boca Raton, Florida to dismiss false internet rumors that Obama is a Muslim.
Is he afraid something true is going to come out that he does not want known?
Is it more of his political Rhetoric to try to make the republicans look bad?
Mr Obama has lied so many times to the American people about important things in a persons life, their family and friends. Can we believe anything he says?
His PR department has been working more than over time on this, and mrs obama. It makes it look like some truth will be unveiled he does not want know. and he wants the American people just to ignore it.
Obama is a lying piece KRAP! And his smear tactics are twice as scummy!
"LMAO! Obama needs money for his own smear campaign! Just like he''''s lying about McCain''''s lobbyist and PAC money! McCain''''s money from those groups is less than 1.7%."
This is true but this percentage is already beginning to swell with new 527 org and PAC money, McCain chose not to refuse. This is what led to Obama to discard his attempt to reach an agreement, McCain was not willing to "work within the system". Obama has already asked 527s , in support of him, to dissolve.Obama does not take PAC money. Why would he opt in for public financing too ? McCain gave him all he needed to abandon his pledge to persue an agreement and his action is smart and justifiable. The swift boaters on the GOP barge are going to get a direct hit and sink. They will drown on their words of fear and rumor. Go Obama !
Obama''s main concern is himself, not you or me.
He wants more money to waste on ads.
He wants more money to spread more propaganda.
He wants more money to send out reinforcement techniques to keep you believing.
He is Living in a Great High House.
He is eating very well.
He is able to pay all his bills on time.
Him and his wife are dressing better each day.
Are you? I know I am sure not.
The news media and advertising companies are getting rich off of Obama.
Obama threw his grandmother under the bus. He threw his friends under a bus. Yes, he is throwing us under a bus. All to get what "He" wants.
There''s only one smart choice for V.P.--that''s Hillary.
The longer he takes putting her on the ticket--the longer he will be the object of scorn and frustration of many of us Hillary fans, even is she herself is out campaigning for him. Indeed, a good number of will not vote Obama in 08 if Hillary isn''t on the ticket, too.
McCain changes his positions by the hour.
McCain == Super Flip-flopper
I have a bi-racial family. HOW COULD HE......
If he does not win who gets the MONEY? DOES he give it back?? HA. That''s a loop hole in the "PUBLIC FINANCE???" If he wins he still keeps the money??? That''s another loop hole?" HA fooled us didn''t we. I could not buy summer school supplies for my kids that they needed because I had to save for money for gasoline to go to work. While HIS FRIENDS FLY in to play BASKETBALL with him?? Who paid for that? OH YEA "OUR campaign money," Wasn''t that the same time as the AL GORE speech?? Nothing like the POT calling the Kettle.... well you know the rest....
UnInspired in California...
McCain == Super Flip-flopper
Posted by aj4321 at 03:13 PM : Jun 21, 2008
Hah! Obama has NO position that is not put in his mouth by his handlers in the DNC. Whenever he speaks without his teleprompter, he puts his foot in his mouth!
Fugger can''t even get his own family history straight.
He bragged about his church. He would never leave the %u201Cblack%u201D community.
Then threw them under the bus
Bragged about his pastor. He could never leave Reverend Wright, he%u2019s like an old uncle.
Then threw him under the bus
Bragged about his grandmother then called her a %u201Ctypical white person%u201D
She then went under the bus.
He wrote a book about his father but now that he has been found to be a %u201Cnon practicing%u201D Muslim
He threw his dad under the bus. Definitely had to disown him.
His supporters are anti Semitic, racists and far left liberals.
Farrakhan, Rezko, Reverend Wright and Father Pflaeger are all under the bus too
When it comes to Obama%u2019s associates he has figured out that all he has to do is either denounce or reject them and then it%u2019s okay. Sometimes he just doesn%u2019t discuss them at all. He had a coworker that was a domestic terrorist, William Ayers and laughed about it when asked about his involvement.
Obama will not speak one word without a script. He is poor, at best, in debates and he knows that an open speech might divulge his true character.
The icing on the cake was to change his mind on public financing.
Barack Obama has worked on the issue of political reform for years.
On Larry King in Jan. 2007, he told Mr. King that the public-financing system works.
He challenged the Republicans since Feb 2007 to limit their spending. He vowed to do so along with them if he were the Democratic nominee. In fact, a majority of his career was spent talking about how much he believed in public financing.
He speaks so calmly but he''s got the "king or prince" title in mind. Obama%u2019s ambition is to win, cheat and lie if he has to. This is democracy?
Senator Obama will say whatever he has to in order to convince the public and the Democratic Party that he%u2019s the nominee of %u201Cchange%u201D, a uniter, a man of the future. Nothing could be further from the truth.
A naove politician? We think not.
If his name, instead of policy, determines whether or not you vote for him, you failed.
Why doesn''''t someone ask him why Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan had a rally with over 20000 worshipers support Obama.
Obama needs a heck of lot of explaining to do or are we going to let this man keep lying to the American people because we''''re afraid to ask.
Obama ihas many evil friends.
He''''s scary.
The reason Clinton supporters will not vote for Obama is because they are embarrassed of him, his life, his unfair tactics and his beliefs. And they still don''t know all about him.
They don''t want a candidate that has been in a twenty year relationship with Reverend Wright and the Trinity United Church of Christ.
They don%u2019t%u2019 want a candidate that has a twenty year relationship with Father Pflaeger as his compass in life
They don%u2019t want a candidate that went to a church that supports Louis Farrakhan, an anti Semitic racist.
They don''t want to defend Black Liberation theology.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that lies about his relationship with Tony Rezko, the Syrian Criminal that sold his property to Obama and supported his campaign.
They don''t want a candidate that could work with a domestic terrorist, William Ayers.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that Hamas supports.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam support
They don%u2019t want a candidate that has a wife that has just now realized she was proud of our country.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that denies Florida and Michigan their voices
They don%u2019t want a candidate that mentions 57 states in his speeches. 50 states in the USA and 57 states in the Nation of Islam (IOC website)
They don%u2019t want a candidate that fights unfair and steals Michigan delegate votes from his opponent.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that feels sorry to leave a church that is anti American and that preaches hatred and racial views that are cruel and nasty.
They don''t want a candidate that is inexperienced.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that considers it a loss to not to be able to attend his anti American, racist Church.
They don%u2019t want a candidate that has a %u201Cnon practicing%u201D Muslim father, but avoids the entire discussion of his father.
They don%u2019t%u2019 want a candidate that can%u2019t win a debate
They don%u2019t%u2019 want a candidate that misleads the youth with an %u2018Obama girl and her behind in their face%u201D
They don%u2019t want a candidate that says he%u2019s an African American and missed the MLK Remembrance Day and the Louisiana Black Caucus meeting
They don%u2019t want a candidate that has done nothing for humanity except talk about it.
They don%u2019t'' want a candidate named; Barack Hussein Obama
He scares them to death.
He is embarrassing.
He is unelectable.
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by anappleadae
June 23, 2008 2:08 PM PDT
- Unfortunately for the Obama campaign there is no sexism card to play. Seems the excitement has all but disappeared from their campaign. Oh... Wait... How about the ageist card? Those stupid old people don''t know what their doing. Maybe Obama can convince them he can do their thinking for them.
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